Legion Podcast #27: Conditioning Progression for Advanced vs Intermediate Athletes
We all know the athlete who can squat a house, but looks absolutely terrible while doing it. One knee caves in, their upper back rounds,
We all know the athlete who can squat a house, but looks absolutely terrible while doing it. One knee caves in, their upper back rounds,
At this point, many coaches and athletes understand that doing well in CrossFit® events requires freakish endurance. It’s not about how strong or how powerful
How long can someone do CrossFit competitively? How long does it take someone to go from starting in group classes to becoming a competitive CrossFit
Many athletes want to improve at the types of conditioning workouts that make up things like the Open or the various online qualifiers for Sanctionals
Some athletes love doing hard training and rolling around on the ground after a nasty conditioning workout. We will call this “unsustainable training” – meaning
One of the most common complaints that we hear from athletes is that they need to improve their “engine.” There’s been a sea change over
“Is it cool if I do additional aerobic work?” As coaches who generally love us some aerobic work, we’re generally onboard with athletes getting in
What does focusing on your mindset during training mean? Does it mean falling into a “magical thinking” approach to training where, by simply “wanting it”
A lot of people want to work on their strength. So, what do they do? They Google something like “squat program” and come across a
Athletes tend to get themselves in trouble in two opposite extremes when it comes to pacing. They either become rigid and fixed on split times,
We all know the athlete who can squat a house, but looks absolutely terrible while doing it. One knee caves in, their upper back rounds,
At this point, many coaches and athletes understand that doing well in CrossFit® events requires freakish endurance. It’s not about how strong or how powerful
How long can someone do CrossFit competitively? How long does it take someone to go from starting in group classes to becoming a competitive CrossFit
Many athletes want to improve at the types of conditioning workouts that make up things like the Open or the various online qualifiers for Sanctionals
Some athletes love doing hard training and rolling around on the ground after a nasty conditioning workout. We will call this “unsustainable training” – meaning
One of the most common complaints that we hear from athletes is that they need to improve their “engine.” There’s been a sea change over
“Is it cool if I do additional aerobic work?” As coaches who generally love us some aerobic work, we’re generally onboard with athletes getting in
What does focusing on your mindset during training mean? Does it mean falling into a “magical thinking” approach to training where, by simply “wanting it”
A lot of people want to work on their strength. So, what do they do? They Google something like “squat program” and come across a
Athletes tend to get themselves in trouble in two opposite extremes when it comes to pacing. They either become rigid and fixed on split times,
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